Alone with All That Could Happen - Rethinking Conventional Wisdom About the Craft of Fiction (Hardcover)

In a satisfying story or novel, all of the pieces seem to fit together so effortlessly, so seamlessly, that itas easy to find yourself wondering, aHow on earth did the author do this?a The answer is simple: He sat alone at his desk, considered an array of options, and made smart, careful choices.

In Alone With All That Could Happen, award-winning author and respected creative writing professor David Jauss addresses overlooked or commonly misunderstood aspects of fiction writing, offering practical information and advice that will help you make smart creative and technical decisions about such topics as: writing prose whose syntax and rhythm create a asoundtracka for the story it tellschoosing the right point of view to create the appropriate degree of adistancea between your characters and the reader writing valid and convincing epiphaniesharnessing the power of contradiction in the creative processIn one thought-provoking essay after another, Jauss sorts through unique fiction-writing conundrums, including how to create those exquisite intersections between truth and fabrication that make all great works of fiction so much more resonant and powerful than fiction that follows the generic awrite what you knowa approach thatas so often preached.